HALONEN: ARMENIA SHOWS SERIOUS APPROACH TO EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

September 27, 2005 - 09:48 AMT  19:44 GMT
Tarja Halonen invited R. Kocharian to visit Finland on an official call.

KOCHARIAN: ARMENIA INTERESTED IN PRESENCE OF RUSSIAN BASE

September 27, 2005 - 09:34 AMT  19:44 GMT
The issue of expansion of the Russian military presence in Armenia is not discussed at the moment, R. Kocharian stated.

KOCHARIAN: THERE ARE CERTAIN HOPES FOR SETTLEMENT OF KARABAKH ISSUE

September 27, 2005 - 09:25 AMT  19:44 GMT
There is an opportunity of deployment of international peacekeeping forces in the Karabakh conflict region, the Finish President said.

ARMENIA BECAME FULL MEMBER OF ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

September 27, 2005 - 08:47 AMT  19:44 GMT
Armenia became Bank 64th member.

AZERBAIJAN NOT TO TAKE PART IN NATO PA ROSE-ROTH SEMINARS IN YEREVAN

September 27, 2005 - 08:37 AMT  19:44 GMT
Mher Shahgeldyan, Chairman of a standing parliamentary commission, had stated earlier that 60 MPs from 22 countries had agreed to participate in the Rose-Roth seminar.

BELARUS SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY TO ARRIVE IN ARMENIA

September 27, 2005 - 08:21 AMT  19:44 GMT
Head of the Armenian MOD and Belarus Ambassador to Armenia discussed the program of events planned within the Belarus Culture Days in Armenia.

ARMENIAN CULTURE DAYS IN POLAND

September 27, 2005 - 07:59 AMT  19:44 GMT
The Days marked the Independence Day of Armenia and the 1600th anniversary of Armenian written language.

KOCHARIAN MET WITH FINNISH PRESIDENT

September 27, 2005 - 07:50 AMT  19:44 GMT
Finland pays much attention to promotion of relations with South Caucasian states in its foreign policy, Tarja Halonen stated.

IRAQI TERRORISTS THREATEN TO BEHEAD THE ARMENIAN

September 26, 2005 - 05:00 AMT  19:44 GMT
Tuesday night is the deadline of the ultimatum made by Iraqi terrorists who have taken our compatriot Karapet Jan Djekerdjyan as a hostage. The members of the previously unknown extremist grouping promise to give back the hostage alive if he pays a million dollar redemption. Otherwise, terrorists say they will behead him.
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